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High school kids need you! Join us Sat. and help kids who might drop out!
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- School Matters Moderator, public school advocate, and parent of four in blended family. Schools my children have attended include Bearden and West High, Bearden and West Valley and Vine Middle, South Knox, Beaumont and Bluegrass Elementary. We get around.
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Posted on March 28, 2008 at 11:41pm — 1 Comment
From UT Professor: Why students and parents should care about loss of Crabtree
Why Student and Parents should care about the firing of UT's Chancellor Loren Crabtree by UT President John Petersen.
Most of what you're hearing about the controversy that led to Dr. Crabtrees's dismissal concerns "governance" and the role of the UT system in controlling athletics and what will happen to 200 acres of UT real estate on the lake. I believe that students and their parents should be concerned a… Continue
Posted on January 22, 2008 at 11:47pm —
West Knox Commission Candidate Forum, West High tonight, 7 pm
Posted on January 15, 2008 at 11:11am —
Help support civics in TN schools
Tennessee Teachers Asked to Complete UT Survey on Civic Ed Instruction//
KNOXVILLE –- The University of Tennessee's Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy and political science department are trying to determine how and when civic education is taught in the state's
elementary, middle and high schools.//
The Tennessee Commission on Civic Education -- headed by state Sen.
Rosalind Ku
Posted on September 18, 2007 at 9:37pm —
The community can participate in education decisions
One of their earlier posts announces a survey from Seattle Public School… Continue
Posted on August 16, 2007 at 11:07am — 2 Comments
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- At 11:14am on November 4, 2009,
Barbara Nicodemus said… - I would like to respond to the recent article published by the News Sentinel via the Associated Press titled TN, pre-k not effective after 2nd grade. I think the press is jumping the gun on such a blanket statement especially when this report is incomplete. The Comptroller’s press release on his website states, An upcoming report, expected to be released later this year, will contain analysis for two additional school years, 2007-08 and 2008-09. It will also further evaluate results of a program and curriculum alignment in 2005-2006. As we have seen before, the press publishing premature information regarding the long term benefit of pre-K. What is the effect beyond second grade, higher graduation rates, more student engagement in school, less criminal behavior? Another question, are we comparing apples to apples? Are the at risk pre-k children being compared to the at risk children not receiving pre-k in terms of their academic performance in 2nd grade and beyond or are they being compared to their peer group at large?
Barbara Nicodemus
- At 9:05pm on September 18, 2007,
Jamey Dobbs said…
- NS poll asking folks to suggest policy changes for schools: http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2007/aug/06/parents-suggest-school-policy-changes/
- At 4:23pm on August 19, 2007,
Tobias Queen said…
Pleased to make your acquaintance. I'll see what I can do about spreading the word, I'll be bringing up the school matters web site at the NW middle PTSO meeting this Tuesday, August 21st, at 6:30pm as well as cross linking with the Northwest PTSO Web Site
Thanks,
TQ
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